It went pretty fast. I had it pretty much torn down to the long block in an afternoon. I would've took the heads off, but you need a 12 point 14mm to get the head bolts off, and I didn't have one. I picked one up tonight, so the heads will come off tomorrow.
This engine is a freakin oil bathed pig!! It looks like the person who had it before replaced the oil pump, and did a HUGE overkill with the supergrey silicone....it's all over the place. They did a horrible job at the oil pan too.....there's freakin supergrey all over, inside the pan, and in the oil pickup screen.
But overall, the internals look pretty clean, and not too caked. The valve train and rockers looked really good.
One thing I didn't see, but I'm not sure where they're supposed to be is the oil squirters. Maybe I'll see them once I get the heads off.
Another note, mineral spirits on the hands isn't that great for extended periods of time. It likes to eat rubber too. I used a toothbrush to help scrub some of the parts, and the rubber grip on the handle started discintegrating.
I cleaned a few rubber parts in there, but nothing that I'm really planning to keep. I'll have to clean all the other rubber hoses and stuff with some orange degreaser stuff.
I still haven't decided whether I'm going to bother pulling the short block apart or not. I'd like to replace the piston rings, which I think I can do without pulling the block apart, but I really can't tell how the bearings are, etc. I don't know....I guess I'll see. Any recommendations from those of you that have rebuilt these things. Plus I'll have to price out the cost for the parts, vs buying a rebuilt shortblock or long block from CCR.
Here's the pics
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